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Q1Consider the following statements about the Ramsar designation process: 1. A wetland meeting at least one Criterion for Identifying Wetlands of International Importance can be designated for the Ramsar List. 2. Information on a country’s first Ramsar Site is sent with accession documents to UNESCO, the Convention’s depositary. 3. A private landowner can directly add a site to the Ramsar List without action by the national authority. 4. Article 2.2 refers to international significance in ecology, botany, zoology, limnology or hydrology, not only waterfowl counts. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Ramsar designation page says designation is by the appropriate national authority.
Q2Consider the following statements about wise use under the Ramsar Convention: 1. Wise use means maintaining ecological character through ecosystem approaches within sustainable development. 2. Contracting Parties work towards wise use through national plans, policies, legislation, management actions and public education. 3. Wise use excludes sustainable use of wetland services for people and nature. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Ramsar definition of wise use is tied to ecological character, ecosystem approaches and sustainable development, and Parties implement it through policy, law, management and education. Statement 3 is incorrect because wise use is described as conservation and sustainable use of wetland services for people and nature.
Q3Consider the following statements about definitions in the Ramsar Convention: 1. Wetlands may be natural or artificial. 2. Marine water is included only where its low-tide depth does not exceed six metres. 3. Waterfowl are birds ecologically dependent on wetlands. 4. The Convention treats only permanent freshwater lakes as wetlands. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct under Article 1. Statement 4 is incorrect because the definition is broader: it covers natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt water.
Q4Consider the following statements about the Ramsar definition of wetlands: 1. The Convention uses a broad definition of wetlands covering inland, coastal and human-made sites. 2. Coral reefs are included within the Convention's broad definition of wetlands. 3. Human-made sites such as rice paddies, reservoirs and salt pans are excluded from the definition. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct because the Convention lists many inland and coastal systems and explicitly includes coral reefs and human-made sites. Statement 3 is incorrect because fish ponds, rice paddies, reservoirs and salt pans are specifically included, not excluded.
Q5Consider the following statements about Keoladeo National Park and Sambhar Lake: 1. Keoladeo National Park was designated as a Ramsar site on 01-10-1981 and covers 2,873 ha. 2. Keoladeo National Park was removed from the Montreux Record on 11 November 2002. 3. Sambhar Lake is a large saline lake fed by four streams and is subject to seasonal fluctuations. 4. Sambhar Lake is administratively in Jammu & Kashmir. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is incorrect: the cited Keoladeo page says it was added to the Montreux Record on 4 July 1990; the 2002 removal fact belongs to Chilika Lake, not Keoladeo. Statement 3 is correct. Statement 4 is incorrect because Sambhar Lake is listed in Rajasthan, not Jammu & Kashmir.
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6Consider the following statements about uses and ecological importance of Sambhar Lake: 1. The site is important for wintering waterbirds, including large numbers of flamingos. 2. Human activities at the site include salt production and livestock grazing. 3. Sambhar Lake is mainly an urban waste-water treatment system used for pisciculture and agriculture. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements about Vembanad-Kol Wetland and Pong Dam Lake: 1. Vembanad-Kol Wetland is the largest brackish, humid tropical wetland ecosystem on the southwest coast of India. 2. Vembanad-Kol Wetland is fed by 10 rivers. 3. Pong Dam Lake is a water storage reservoir created on the Ganga River in the low foothills of the Himalaya. 4. Pong Dam Lake lies on the trans-Himalayan flyway and has recorded more than 220 bird species. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements about Chilika Lake and Loktak Lake: 1. Chilika Lake was added to the Montreux Record on 16 June 1993 and removed from it on 11 November 2002. 2. Loktak Lake has thick floating mats of weeds covered with soil as a characteristic feature. 3. Loktak Lake was removed from the Montreux Record in 2002 following rehabilitation efforts. 4. Chilika Lake supports 118 species of fish, including commercially important species. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements about Chilika Lake: 1. It was added to the Montreux Record on 16 June 1993 and removed on 11 November 2002. 2. It is a brackish lake separated from the Bay of Bengal by a long sandy ridge. 3. The Ramsar profile says the site supports 118 species of fish. 4. It was placed on the Montreux Record due to water shortage and an unbalanced grazing regime. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements about the ecological description of Keoladeo National Park: 1. It is described as a complex of ten artificial, seasonal lagoons. 2. Its vegetation is described as entirely mangrove forest. 3. Its scrub and open grassland provide habitat for breeding, wintering and staging migratory birds. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements about Keoladeo National Park as a Ramsar site: 1. It is a Ramsar site in Rajasthan with site number 230. 2. Its designation date is 01-10-1981 and its area is 2,873.0 ha. 3. It is described by Ramsar as a single natural permanent lake. 4. It was placed on the Montreux Record in 1990 due to water shortage and an unbalanced grazing regime. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements about India and the Ramsar Convention: 1. The Convention entered into force for India on 1 February 1982. 2. India became associated with the Convention only after 1990. 3. The Convention's present text is dated 2 February 1971 and entered into force on 21 December 1975. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements about Keoladeo National Park: 1. It was added to the Montreux Record on 4 July 1990. 2. RSIS describes it as a complex of ten artificial, seasonal lagoons. 3. It was placed on the Montreux Record because it is a coastal mangrove site. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements about World Wetlands Day and India's wetland institutions: 1. World Wetlands Day is observed every year on 2 February. 2. The day marks the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971 in Ramsar, Iran. 3. India's first Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management was announced as part of the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Chennai. 4. The Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management was established as part of the Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about Keoladeo National Park and the Montreux Record: 1. Keoladeo National Park was added to the Montreux Record on 4 July 1990. 2. The reason cited was water shortage and an unbalanced grazing regime. 3. Keoladeo was removed from the Montreux Record on 11 November 2002 following rehabilitation efforts. Which of the statements given above are correct?